Thread: Illegal immigrant accused of ID theft

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640186878,00.html

Deseret Morning News, Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Illegal immigrant accused of ID theft

PROVO — An illegal immigrant who is accused of using the Social Security number of a 2-year-old Blanding child was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Orem.

Luis Sanchez, 18, is charged in 4th District Court with forgery and identity fraud — two third-degree felonies — for allegedly stealing a government identification number so he could work at Utah County businesses.

Sanchez applied for a job at Sundance on August 24 using a fake Social Security card, police said. The number on the card belonged to Maydene Kaye's 2-year-old daughter.

After getting in touch with local police, the family was referred to the Utah Attorney General's Office and the case was assigned to Lt. Kevin Pepper, who works on the FBI Identity Theft Task Force.

After an investigation, Pepper charged Sanchez on May 30 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The man is being held in the Utah County Jail on an immigration hold.

One down 22 million to go.

Imagine that, an illegal committing identity theft...who would have thunk it.

Glad to hear it! I am curious though, as to how it was discovered that the illegal was using this childs SS#. The SSA's policy requires only that they notify employers when names don't match numbers on their payrolls. Could it be that Sundance is one of very few businesses that actually uses a SS verification program?